Kid friendly cruise lines are not as easy to come by as one may think. Most people are familiar with the top two kid friendly cruise lines, but everything else remains somewhat of a mystery. While there are several kid friendly cruise lines on the market today, some cruise lines are much more kid-friendly than others. This means, the top kid friendly cruise lines will cater mostly to families with kids, while the remainder of the “kid friendly cruise linesâ€? will have a few kid friendly programs in place, but nothing major. If you decide not to book a cruise with the kid friendly cruise lines listed below, just remember — when selecting a cruise line, always ask if the cruise line is kid friendly and ask about the lines programs, accommodations, and entertainment. This will let you know if the cruise line is truly kid friendly or not!
Two of the world’s top kid friendly cruise lines are Carnival Cruise Lines — home of Club O2 (ages 15-17), Circle “Câ€? (ages 12-14), and Camp Carnival (ages 2-11) and Disney Cruise Lines. Not only are these kid friendly cruise lines perfect for kids, but they are perfect for parents’ pocketbooks as well. Carnival Cruise Lines and Disney Cruise Lines happen to offer some of the best discounts and affordable kid friendly cruises on the market today.
While Disney Cruise Line welcomes all, the name alone screams “kids!� Disney Cruise Lines’ Disney Magic and Disney Wonder are like two gigantic floating theme parks. Each ship has a gross tonnage of 83,000, and the overall length is 964 feet. Both ships have 875 staterooms and the homeport is popular Port Canaveral, Florida. Kids love the exterior décor, which consists of the Mickey Mouse colors of red, yellow, and dark blue, and the Sorcerer Mickey standing at the bow of the Disney Magic and Steamboat Willie at the bow of Disney Wonder. The interior of this family cruise line is even better. Each ship features statues of Disney characters – Helmsman Mickey in the Disney Magic lobby and Ariel from “The little Mermaid� in the Disney Wonder Lobby. Families can also expect to find Goofy paintings aboard the Disney Magic and Donald Duck and Huey aboard Disney Wonder. Disney wonder also has whimsical designs throughout.
Disney Cruise Lines has activities for kids of all age groups ranging from 3-7, 8-12, and activities especially for teens. Disney’s Oceaneer Club is for kids ages 3-7 and it features dance parties, PJ Party’s birthday parties, and arts and crafts such as creating “Flubber� that kids can take home. Disney’s Oceaneer Lab is for kid’s ages 8-12. It is an interactive playspace and lab where kids can learn about animation, create “Flubber,� explore the video wall, use family-rated software for various programs and activities, camp out or take on mystery challenges, to name a few. Disney Wonder houses the exclusive ALOFT – a teen only hangout featuring movies, video games, a lounge area, and an Internet Café. Teens can even have a pool party. Aboard Disney Magic, teens can hang out at “The Stack.� This teen only space is set up like a dorm room and loft apartment where kids can dance, lounge, watch movies, and listen to music.
The fun for kids doesn’t stop at onboard activities. Disney’s own port of call — Castaway Cay, is also kid-friendly. Castaway Cay has separate areas for adults, families, kids, and teens. Castaway Family Beach, Teen Beach, and Scuttle Cove are just a few of the areas kids, families and teens can enjoy as well as activities such as hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, boating, and more. For adults, Serenity Bay is just for you. Here, adults can escape – if only for a little while — to go swimming or lounge in the sun – uninterrupted.
Disney Cruise Lines offers a wide variety of itineraries such as the 4-Night Bahamian Cruise, the 7-Nigth Eastern Caribbean Cruise, and the 15-Night Panama Canal Cruise – to name a few.
For more information about this kid friendly cruise line, visit the Disney Cruise Lines website or call 1-800-951-3532.